Cash flow
$180,000
Revenue
$720,000
Down
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Posting: 277866 | Available | 4/9/24
This is a long-time established liquor store for sale. It has very clean wooden shelves including a camera system, including metal gates from the outside for safety. It is in a nice and safe neighborhood area with heavy traffic. There are two bar locations in the same block.
Asking Price
$299,999
Cash flow
$154,000
Revenue
$490,000
Down
$275,000
Posting: 286045 | Available | 4/8/24
The liquor store is a retail business that primarily sells prepackaged liquors, wines, beers, and lotto tickets. It is situated in a great area with a long lease and a spacious size, near Fountain Valley and adjacent to Mile Square Park. With the right buyer, it is possible to secure an SBA loan.
Asking Price
$299,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$1,800,000
Down
$990,000
Posting: 268152 | Available | 4/6/24
For sale is an absentee-run liquor store in Long Beach. Currently manager have been operated 18 years. SBA loan is possible for qualified buyers. They have a low rent of $5,691 + NNN per month with a. long term lease. Monthly average sales are $150,000+. The current owner doesn't work in the store.
Asking Price
$1,250,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,320,000
Down
$750,000
Posting: 286016 | Available | 4/5/24
The liquor store and property with the rental income next to the liquor store. It is all employee-run. There are limited liquor stores in the area. It has good margins, and no competition around.
Asking Price
$3,050,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,425,000
Down
$30
Posting: 286000 | Available | 4/5/24
High-volume liquor store with a great location. Located on a busy street. It has a wide selection of products, from fresh produce to beer and wine. The store also has a great income, making it a great investment for anyone looking to start their own business.
Asking Price
$1,245,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,385,000
Down
$30
Posting: 285980 | Available | 4/4/24
This high-traffic liquor store with a QSR that serves dinner & drinks. It is a great place to shop for all your food and liquor needs. It has very low rent. It is open 7 days a week from 8am to 10pm.
Asking Price
$1,299,500
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Posting: 284448 | Available | 4/3/24
This well-established liquor store is strategically located in a high-traffic area, ensuring consistent visibility and foot traffic. The store offers a wide and curated selection of premium liquors, wines, and spirits, catering to a diverse customer base with varying tastes and preferences.
Asking Price
$190,000
Cash flow
$300,000
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Posting: 277906 | Available | 4/3/24
This is a liquor store for sale. This liquor store is located in a busy intersection. The size of the liquor store is 2,500 sq. ft and rent is $6,000 including CAM. The monthly sale is $60,000. There is extra income from check cashing ($10,000 commission) and a food truck that is doing $50,000/m.
Asking Price
$450,000
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Posting: 285080 | Available | 4/2/24
For sale is a neighborhood convenience store with beer and wine with liquor, in Fremont, a busy populated location with $125,000 gross sales per month. There is a Lotto + ATM+ Bitcoin for additional income and it is 5,000 square feet. An inventory of $300,000 is not included in the purchase price.
Asking Price
$1,050,000
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Posting: 275127 | Available | 4/2/24
For sale is this neighborhood convenience store with beer and wine, in Orangevale, which is a busy good location with $55,000 in gross sales per month. There is Lotto and an ATM for additional income and it is 1,700 square feet. This C-store is in a populated neighborhood. Not SBA qualified.
Asking Price
$345,000
Cash flow
$192,000
Revenue
$1,032,000
Down
$35
Posting: 285909 | Available | 3/30/24
This is a busy liquor store in the South Bay area for sale! There is enough room to add up more inventory to increase sales. The rent is reasonable and it makes very good extra income from the lottery and scratcher. The reason to sell are due to the health issues of the retiring owner.
Asking Price
$570,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$960,000
Down
$800,000
Posting: 285901 | Available | 3/29/24
For sale is a liquor store with property. A 2 bedroom 1 bath house is included in the back. They have good parking space on the side of the property with easy street parking. It is in a mixed area near LAX airport with no ABC conditions. They have Lotto and accept EBT. It is around 2,600 sq ft.
Asking Price
$3,200,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,680,000
Down
$950,000
Posting: 285899 | Available | 3/29/24
For sale is a freestanding liquor and wine with craft beer store with great front parking without any competition. It is surrounded by many residential and apartments and all around and very safe area and high-end mid residential locations. Most of the time it is all employee-run.
Asking Price
$1,750,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$960,000
Down
$750,000
Posting: 282154 | Available | 3/29/24
For sale is a liquor and wine shop with parking space in a good part of West Los Angeles. It must be a cash purchase only. Other information will be provided later. 100% Employees run with 2 full time and 1 part time. Great safe location with the parking lot back of the liquor store.
Asking Price
$750,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$804,000
Down
$400,000
Posting: 284981 | Available | 3/29/24
Established for over 21 years, this liquor and check cashing business, including the property, is up for sale as the owner is looking to retire. Spanning 1,600 sq. ft., the property features front parking for 3 cars, making it easily accessible. Currently operating 8-9 pm with no ABC conditions.
Asking Price
$1,199,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,920,000
Down
$950,000
Posting: 284862 | Available | 3/29/24
This is a liquor store with a size of 5,800 sq ft., including upstairs and a big storage room in the back of the property. The upstairs is a 2 bed 1 bath (potential to rent out). There is great front parking space and easy to get in and out. There is a big back storage room for stocking inventory.
Asking Price
$3,499,000
Cash flow
$240,000
Revenue
$1,260,000
Down
$500,000
Posting: 284360 | Available | 3/29/24
For sale is a liquor store and property that can get potential rental income from the back side of the liquor. It has a great parking lot on the side and back of the store and it is usually run by employees with 1 manager. It is located inside the neighborhood with limited competition. back-market
Asking Price
$2,495,000
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Posting: 285763 | Available | 3/26/24
This is a liquor store for sale. The business hours are from 9am to 9pm. The State of New Mexico's new Alcoholic Business License Issue is strictly restricted. Seller's financing shall be possible for many years to a qualified buyer with a negotiable down payment.
Asking Price
$1,150,000
Cash flow
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Down
$225,000
Posting: 284291 | Available | 3/26/24
This well-established liquor store, operating for over 35 years, is situated in a prime location on a busy boulevard in Los Angeles County. It currently runs as an absentee operation with the assistance of two employees. This is an asset sale.
Asking Price
$225,000
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Posting: 285845 | Available | 3/26/24
This is a liquor store market for sale in Santa Clara county currently doing $140k sales per month with very high margins. The store is 5,500 sq ft. with additional income from lottery $4,000 per month.
Asking Price
$130,000,000
Cash flow
$103,736
Revenue
$602,709
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Posting: 285841 | Available | 3/26/24
Is your son or daughter attending UCSB? Offset the cost of their education with the profits from this near campus business! This is a long-established liquor store with repeat customers.
Asking Price
$349,000
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Posting: 285839 | Available | 3/26/24
Great business opportunity! We introduce this new listing in the Van Ness area of San Francisco where it's very active with public transportation right outside the establishment too. This business has many items (food/groceries, snacks, a variety of beverages and alcohol like, beer, wine).
Asking Price
$595,000
Posting: 285832 | Available | 3/26/24
We have mutiple cash buyers that want to purchase a "High Volume Liquor Store" (Type-21 Off Sale), it has to gross minimum of $80K per month. Has to be located in San Diego County. Will consider other counites. Broker will not charge commission to the seller.
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Posting: 285836 | Available | 3/26/24
This business is in the Crocker Amazon area in Daly City. It is well-stocked with many different drinks and snacks including beer, wine, liquor and tobacco. Vira Market & Liquor is very spacious and there is transportation nearby as well.
Asking Price
$199,000
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Posting: 285821 | Available | 3/25/24
This grocery and liquor store is located in the County of Alameda, California. The asking price is $400,000 plus inventory. It needs a signed copy of the Non disclosure agreement to disclose more information of the store.
Asking Price
$400,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
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$500,000
Posting: 282884 | Available | 3/25/24
It's a profitable liquor store in Alameda County. Seller claims $100,000 in monthly sales. Store has no Lotto, EBT and internet sales.Lease expires in 2026. Landlord is willing to give new Lease to the qualified buyer. An owner operator can make $250,000 Net. Asking Price $595,000
Asking Price
$595,000
Cash flow
$226,751
Revenue
$1,231,473
Down
$475,000
Posting: 285768 | Available | 3/21/24
This specialty meat market with an off-sale beer, wine and spirit license offers its loyal patrons the finest cuts of the globe's most premium meats and helps pair them with similarly rare specialty wines and liquors.
Asking Price
$475,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$432,000
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Posting: 276030 | Available | 3/20/24
Profitable market/high-end liquor store with a Type 21 License. Located in a very busy shopping center on a major street. Lottery and tobacco license. Absentee owner. The owner has other stores that he needs to attend to. ATM machine included. Low rent and a long lease.
Asking Price
$214,000
Total Investment
$69,000
Min Liquid Cash
$59,000
Net Worth
N/A
Posting: 285583 | Available | 4/22/24
Own your very own Quick Mart convenience store. It is better than a 7-Eleven and Circle K. There are no monthly fees and no franchise fees, just a one-time payment of $99,999. Training to run your store usually takes just 3 days. Business opportunity fee: $20,000 included in $99K.
Franchise Fee
$0
Cash flow
$140,400
Revenue
$840,000
Down
$35
Posting: 281109 | Available | 6/8/23
Well-organized liquor store for sale, busy street location with mixed commercial and residential area, with reasonable rent and long lease term. Good Lotto income as extra (not included in monthly sales), perfect store for family-running buyers.
Asking Price
$435,000
Cash flow
$210,000
Revenue
$850,000
Down
Cash Only
Posting: 282700 | Available | 11/20/23
The owner is forced to sell due to health issues, but the sales keep increasing every month. $90,000 per month in sales is easily achievable. The average sales are $70000 per month. There is no competition. There is a brand new working cooler & equipment. Strong finances and good credit ONLY.
Asking Price
$450,000
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Posting: 270583 | Available | 2/13/23
It is reduced for quick sale. This is a long-established convenience market in the affluent Mid-County region of Santa Cruz County with high traffic counts in areas of nice homes and schools. It is corporate-owned, with a straight percentage lease an off-site liquor license.
Asking Price
250,000 + Inv
Cash flow
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Revenue
$720,000
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Posting: 282741 | Available | 9/10/23
This is a great opportunity to own a large, 2,780 sq ft. beer and wine store in a very busy area of Santa Clara County at a very reasonable price. It was newly renovated and re-organized, so it looks very good. They also have kitchen equipment for adding fast food. It will not last long.
Asking Price
$335,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$720,000
Down
$249,999
Posting: 284198 | Available | 1/16/24
Whether you're an experienced entrepreneur or a newcomer, this turnkey business is ready for a smooth transition. All the hard work has been done so step in and continue the success modern design in a great South end of San Fernando Valley location.
Asking Price
$249,999
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Posting: 273164 | Available | 4/22/24
This well-established liquor store is located in prime location of town in San Francisco County, CA on a 2300 sq. ft. Seller claims average annual gross sales liquor store sales are $720,000 at 35% margin. Pharmacy Sales $2,300,000.
Asking Price
$390,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$960,000
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Posting: 284489 | Available | 1/3/24
For sale is a liquor store located on a very busy street with large parking space. It's not too far from Los Angeles Airport. There is one unit residence attached. Sales included property. The lot is +13,269 sq. ft. The building is 2,800 sq. ft.
Asking Price
$2,950,000
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Posting: 285839 | Available | 3/26/24
Great business opportunity! We introduce this new listing in the Van Ness area of San Francisco where it's very active with public transportation right outside the establishment too. This business has many items (food/groceries, snacks, a variety of beverages and alcohol like, beer, wine).
Asking Price
$595,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$900,000
Down
$300,000
Posting: 285032 | Available | 2/6/24
For sale is a liquor and wine shop that has been under the current ownership for over 17 years at the same location. It is in a high-end area with many residential buildings behind the store. There is only street parking. There is no competition in the area and also no EBT at the location.
Asking Price
$575,000
Cash flow
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Posting: 280358 | Available | 4/24/23
Hard Liquor License/Convenient Store with Branded Gas station available for Sale in the Sutter County area. Currently, it's doing $65,000 average monthly Store sales and pumping 40,000 Gas Gallons at a very high margin.
Asking Price
$1,800,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$324,000
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Posting: 285263 | Available | 2/20/24
For sale is a liquor store with potential. The owner lives 1 hour away and cannot run this business. It is located on a major street with great exposure. There is plenty of parking and it is in a Latino neighborhood. There is a 16-door walk-in cooler and it has a clean ABC license.
Asking Price
$135,000
Cash flow
$240,000
Revenue
$1,260,000
Down
$500,000
Posting: 284360 | Available | 3/29/24
For sale is a liquor store and property that can get potential rental income from the back side of the liquor. It has a great parking lot on the side and back of the store and it is usually run by employees with 1 manager. It is located inside the neighborhood with limited competition. back-market
Asking Price
$2,495,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$968,000
Down
$600,000
Posting: 285148 | Available | 4/22/24
A fantastic opportunity awaits with this well-appointed liquor store, complete with the property for sale. Situated in a prime, highly visible location at a bustling intersection teeming with traffic, this store boasts excellent exposure. It was recently remodeled at 3,000 sq ft.
Asking Price
$2,250,000
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Posting: 275705 | Available | 8/13/22
Well-managed beer a wine market for sale. Profit $15,000/month. Gross sales 65,000/month lease term 10yr plus 5yr option. Rent $3,500 under current ownership over 20 years. Great neighbors and great parking space. This is a great opportunity for a first-time buyer or experienced buyer. Absentee run.
Asking Price
$350,000
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N/A
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Posting: 282784 | Available | 4/22/24
This is a five-star liquor store and a fantastic opportunity to own this clean store with internet access with Uber or delivery. The seller claims average store and internet (online) sales which were recently established is $900,000 at a 40% average margin.
Asking Price
325,000+ Inv
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Posting: 273384 | Available | 4/12/22
Absentee owner. Newly remodeled Liquor store with Commercial Property is for sale in Fresno County, CA. Over 5,000 sq. ft. liquor store, Huge upside potential for an owner operator. Motivated seller and he is willing to look at all reasonable offers. SBA Loan is available.
Asking Price
$1,500,000
Cash flow
$94,000
Revenue
$600,000
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Posting: 282765 | Available | 3/5/24
This liquor store is in a busy retail strip center on the frequently traveled city street. A national auto store and franchise restaurants anchor this strip center. This store features various drinks, snacks, alcoholic beverages, Lottery, and grocery items.
Asking Price
$299,000
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Posting: 280738 | Available | 5/15/23
Excellent Liquor Store For Sale. The store is currently doing around $65,000 a month in gross sales per seller. The current Business owner has been at this location for over 22 years.
Asking Price
$475,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,425,000
Down
$30
Posting: 286000 | Available | 4/5/24
High-volume liquor store with a great location. Located on a busy street. It has a wide selection of products, from fresh produce to beer and wine. The store also has a great income, making it a great investment for anyone looking to start their own business.
Asking Price
$1,245,000
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Posting: 281936 | Available | 12/11/23
For rent is a liquor store in Sunnyvale, California. The active liquor license cost $80,000. Start your liquor store business for the cost of a liquor license and inventory. There is no goodwill to pay. You are in total control of purchasing inventory as you like. This is a retail location.
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Posting: 285821 | Available | 3/25/24
This grocery and liquor store is located in the County of Alameda, California. The asking price is $400,000 plus inventory. It needs a signed copy of the Non disclosure agreement to disclose more information of the store.
Asking Price
$400,000
Cash flow
$78,000
Revenue
$600,000
Down
$299,000
Posting: 286135 | Available | 4/15/24
This well-established liquor store is ideally situated in the vibrant neighborhood of Koreatown. It boasts a loyal customer base from the surrounding community. After 12 years of successful operation and hands-on management alongside dedicated employees, the current owner has decided to retire.
Asking Price
$299,000
Cash flow
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$960,000
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$300,000
Posting: 286102 | Available | 4/12/24
This is a freestanding liquor with parking spaces in the back, front, and street. It has been under current ownership for over 15 years and is run by all employees. It has heavy traffic and behind it are many residential areas. Adding more business hours and check cashing can increase potential.
Asking Price
$640,000
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$1,500,000
Posting: 273591 | Available | 1/5/24
This is a great opportunity to own a high volume liquor store with property in a very desirable location. The current owner has been at this business for more than 10 very successful years. The location has very good customers with a high end demographic. Serious buyers only.
Asking Price
$5,500,000
Cash flow
$60,000
Revenue
$660,000
Down
$150,000
Posting: 276559 | Available | 12/19/23
Liquor business with value for money is for sale. The business is run by employees and the current opening time is from 8 AM to 10 PM. The buyer will have a new lease and the rent was fixed for the last 10 years at $2,550 per month gross.
Asking Price
$249,999
Cash flow
$70,000
Revenue
$300,000
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Posting: 285704 | Available | 4/18/24
For sale is a liquor store that is open 6 days a week (Sun & holiday closed). They have short hours from 8:00am-7:30pm , 8:00am-6:00pm (Saturday). The opening hours can be extended. It is a liquor store with big potential, so the best for beginners. No Lottery, No EBT, No ATM, NO check cashing.
Asking Price
$79,000
Cash flow
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Down
$225,000
Posting: 284291 | Available | 3/26/24
This well-established liquor store, operating for over 35 years, is situated in a prime location on a busy boulevard in Los Angeles County. It currently runs as an absentee operation with the assistance of two employees. This is an asset sale.
Asking Price
$225,000
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The use of add backs & sellers discretionary cash is common among sellers of businesses when showing their financial information & explaining that the buyer will actually enjoy more profit than is shown. But buyers are cautioned to review documents closely. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen explains.
Owners should keep the fact that they want to sell their small business confidential. Before releasing information to prospective buyers, buyers should commit to confidentiality in writing & should understand why it is important. Peter Siegel, MBA a ProBuy and ProSell Advisor with BizBen explains.
First the dreaded statistic: 80% of all business buyers looking to buy a small business never end up doing so! Peter Siegel, MBA BizBen.com Founder & ProBuy Director) covers successful tactics & strategies all business buyers of small to mid-sized businesses should utilize now to buy a business.
Approaching business owners directly to see if they want to sell can sometimes work well for business buyers searching to buy a small business. Another way is to broadcast your search criteria via the BizBen ProBuy Program to all brokers, agents, and intermediaries who are selling a small business.
SBA large loan expert and advisor Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen.com & SBALoanAdvisors.com Founder) shares his views and experience for getting the right SBA loan for larger deals, getting deals professionally prequalified & analyzed, and getting that loan through underwriting with fewer complications!
In my experience working with the "right banks and financial institutions" repayment ability sometimes overrules collateral pledged by someone needing financing for a business purchase or a down payment. Peter Siegel, MBA - BizBen's ProBuy, ProSell Lead Facilitator explores this important topic.
Despite challenges in the business for sale marketplace, some of the brokers who make a living by facilitating a deal between buyer and seller are known to stand in the way of a completed transaction because of some outdated ideas. Too bad they put greed ahead of the needs of their clients.
The idea to have a buying a business checklist follows the adage that it's always useful to start with a plan when searching to buy a small business for sale. Peter Siegel, MBA Founder of BizBen.com and top advisor of the BizBen ProBuy Program suggests six items for all business buyers to utilize.
The key to finding the ideal business broker or agent and selling a small business is asking the right questions and getting the right answers back! Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen & several top business brokers and agents in California (ProIntermediaries) contribute to this topic to assist sellers.
Buying a small to mid-sized business can be a confusing and/or frustrating process for many buyers. Statistics show that over 80% of all buyers never end up buying a business. The ProBuy Program assists potential buyers with the process of finding, evaluating & buying a small to mid-sized business.
Peter Siegel, MBA - BizBen.com & SBALoanAdvisors.com Founder discusses the difference between a hands on owner and an absentee owner. It covers why someone would want to be an absentee owner and then goes on to discuss the pros and cons of buying an absentee run small to mid-sized business.
The only time to get an exact and accurate inventory count, and valuation, is at the time the business is being transferred. To do so beforehand, would mean that any merchandise sold after inventory is taken, but before close of escrow - Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen & others discuss this topic.
Buying a liquor store can present some major challenges to business buyers - a recent client on the BizBen ProBuy Program relates to Peter Siegel, MBA what the major challenges may be when searching for and buying a Californa liquor store business. I welcome other Advisors to weigh in on this topic.
For those who don't know, a non-compete agreement is a contract between a buyer and seller of a business, which after the sale, prohibits the seller from engaging in direct competition with the business they previously sold. Joe Ranieri (Business Broker) adds this topic to a BizBen Discussion Post.
In our BizBen.com June 2021 Monthly Report the top ProIntermediaries and ProAdvisors on BizBen offer their thoughts about the current status of the business for sale marketplace with trends and predictions for Business Buyers, Owner/Sellers, Business Brokers, Agents, Advisors in the near future.
Sometimes business brokers just can't win with their clients, because if an offer comes in too fast & too early then they must have lowballed the price & the seller is suspicious, and if not enough offers come in after putting the business on the market - they may look unproductive to their clients.
As the year winds down, it's tempting for business brokers to go through their old files and throw them out to make room for new client's folders, but that would be foolish. Joe Ranieri (Orange County Business broker) discusses strategies for saving files - a key annual strategy for brokers/agents.
When seeking SBA loan financing many potential business buyers have wrong information about the process of securing the best financing to buy a business. Peter Siegel, MBA a business purchase financing expert delves into the myths regarding SBA financing and business purchase financing.
We're hearing more and more about "crowd funding" through sites like gofundme and kickstarter as a possible way to raise the cash needed to buy a small business. This method of collecting funds has proven successful in other kinds of situations. Could this strategy work when buying a small business?
We all understand the idea of paying too much for a small business. But is there such a thing as not paying enough? That seems like an odd notion, but I'm familiar with situations in which a buyer acquired a small business for a figure substantially under what probably was market value.
Buying a small business is hard enough when there is no competition, so how might a buyer navigate the process when there is additional competition from other buyers? Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen ProBuy Program) and others explain a few of the ways that a buyer can beat out other buyers.
When purchasing a small to mid-szied business, there are a multitude of things to evaluate. One area that is often overlooked is the business's culture. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen discusses with potential buyers the importance of understanding how the business runs on a day-to-day basis.
Negotiating the terms of a business deal is a delicate process, where one wrong move can cost you the business that you wanted to purchase. Peter Siegel, MBA (BizBen ProBuy Program) discusses the ins and outs of negotiations, and how to work well with the seller to get a deal done.
It's important to remember that selling a business takes time. Unlike selling a house, which can be sold relatively fast, a business can take up to six months to a year to sell. I discuss this topic with other advisors and intermediaries on this BizBen Discussion.
There are a lot of misconceptions about what enhances the value of a business. The following factors in this Discussion are aspects of a business that really drives its value and pricing. A business owner asked me this question today so I wanted to get others view points as well in this Discussion.
It can take months, sometimes longer to sell a small business. Here are 6 questions plus other information from myself plus other BizBen Users to ask yourself to help you determine why your small to mid-sized California business isn't selling. You might be surprised what those reasons are!
Should I Sell My Business During The Holidays Or Wait Till After The New Year? Business Broker Joe Ranieri and others chime in on this BizBen Discussion about selling a business during the Holiday Season.
Applying for a business acquisition loan can be challenging for someone who hasn't been through that process in the past. If one has a mortgage one knows that the value of the property being pledged has to at least equal the amount of the loan, SBA loans to buy a small business are very different.
Yes, there are ways to find businesses with growth potential that can be purchased with modest investments. But before offering any ideas about finding cheap businesses, it's important to review some of the risks involved. Peter Siegel (BizBen ProBuy Program) discusses this topic with others.
At What Point Do You Show Key Marketing Info And Materials To Buyers? Robb Hartman, Business Broker at BizBen discusses this topic with others on this BizBen Discussion.
Business buyers many times ask in my ProBuy consulting sessions - how long should I ask for due-diligence when buying a small business? The answer really depends on several factors. They include: type of business, demand for the business, complexity of the business. Advisors weigh in on this topic.
The owner selling the business doesn't have recent financial information or documentation but insists revenues are increasing. Should buyers believe the seller? What should buyers do in this situation? ProIntermediaries on BizBen answer the question of verifying seller / owner's financial claims.
When considering buying a business that is losing money one has to be very careful. There are reasons that the business could be losing money that aren't fatal or extremely difficult to fix and there are other reasons that should send you running in the other direction. Peter Siegel, MBA explains.
Asking the seller straightforward questions and getting straightforward answers in return is an important part of the buying and due diligence process. In this Discussion, both ProIntermediaries and Advisors offer thorough questions you should be asking during your meeting with a business seller.
